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13 Fresh and Seamless Ways to Expand Your Art Lesson

Have you ever felt your students’ attention and interest wane when working through long units? Sometimes it feels good to...
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Exploring the National Standards: Present (Ep. 209)

Today is the fourth and final episode in a series of Everyday Art Room podcasts that explore the national standards....
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Exploring the National Standards: Connect (Ep. 208)

This is the third episode in a series of Everyday Art Room podcasts that explore the national standards. Today, Nic...
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Exploring the National Standards: Respond (Ep. 207)

This is the second episode in a series of Everyday Art Room podcasts that explore the national standards. Today, Nic...
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Exploring the National Standards: Create (Ep. 206)

This is the first episode in a series of upcoming podcasts exploring the national standards, and today, Janet Taylor joins...
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7 Lesson Ideas to Engage Kindergarteners in SEL Through the Elements of Art

This fall, many kindergarten and first grade students are attending in-person learning for the first time. After COVID isolation and...
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How to Leverage the Power of Questions to Drive Instruction

Asking the right question at the right time is powerful. Questioning is a great way to promote student confidence and...
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Rethinking Art—13 Innovative Artists Who Play With Form and Function

It is natural for most students to assume art is only drawing, painting, and realism. But, we know art is...
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Podcast

How a Seed Grows (Ep. 194)

Social media can play a powerful role in the way we connect and collaborate as art teachers, allowing us to...
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How Flexible is FLEX? 3 Ways to Use FLEX to Supplement Lesson Planning

When I first heard about FLEX as a high school art teacher, I turned up my nose. I don’t need...
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8 Engaging Summer Assignments Your High Schoolers Will Actually Want To Do!

Have you ever assigned summer artmaking activities to your high schoolers only to come back in the fall to hastily...
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10 Art Teachers Reflect on a Year of Challenges and New Opportunities

The past year has brought numerous changes for all art teachers. Cleaning protocols, schedule adjustments, and daily instructional modifications are...
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